Lawsuit: Ala teen used as bait in school sex sting

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Justice Department is asking that a lawsuit be revived that says Alabama school district officials are responsible for a sexual attack on a 14-year-old girl a teacher's aide used as bait for 16-year-old with a history of sexual harassment.

The lawsuit says the aide asked the girl to go into a middle school bathroom so the boy could be caught trying to have sex with her and disciplined.

Evidence shows she was raped before school officials could get into the bathroom.

Exactly why the plan was carried out and who knew about it are at the heart of a court fight pitting the Obama administration and groups that advocate against sexual violence versus a north Alabama school district that says its administrators aren't to blame for the 2010 attack.